Manuel Valls backs local vote on issues such as tourism and security
Former French prime minister hoping to become mayor of the Catalan capital to run under the slogan 'Barcelona, European capital'
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Spanish Supreme Court U-turn: citizens must pay mortgage tax, not banks
Judges reverse earlier decision favoring clients following negative impact on markets and prospects of big reimbursements costs
Housing replaces tourism as Barcelona's main problem in city poll
Public concerns about accomodation in Catalan capital rises six points in council's annual survey
Like bees in a hive: micro-housing project in Barcelona sparks outrage
Company offering 2.64 square meter-rooms for €200 a month accused of breaking the law
How a Catalan town plans to bring down housing prices with co-ops
Mataró launches EU-funded project to turn old buildings into affordable housing
Barcelona plans to expropriate unused plots of private land
Measure aims to ease city’s housing crisis, but opposition complains that local council already owns land not built on
Pioneer cohabitation project fights loneliness in old age
The participative communal space is set to be in a former factory in the Tarragona region
Barcelona to stop landlord harassment with new system of fines
Unused legislation gives city council power to act against companies trying to drive tenants from their homes
Housing drama unfolds again
Suicide during eviction sparks outrage as social crisis lingers
Poverty has become chronic, warns charity
Càritas calls for more affordable housing for people in vulnerable situation
Barcelona housing ranks 14 in most expensive European cities
The Catalan capital saw an increase of 29% in flat renting compared to 4 years ago
Barcelona plans new social housing project
New accommodation for young and old people, as well as refugees, to meet needs of the city
Catalan housing market up 15% in 2017
Report says 77,830 homes were sold last year in Catalonia, with a notable 21% rise in sale of new homes
Barcelona Meeting Point opens doors with positive outlook for real estate sector
After years of economic crisis, organizers say situation is at a turning point favouring growth in the market
EIB backs €125 million of financing for affordable housing in Barcelona
The European Investment Bank (EIB) approved on Tuesday a €125 million loan to the Council of Barcelona to build 2,198 affordable houses. The money will help to finance 23 promotions from all over the city and will cover 50% of the projects budget. The rest will be paid through the Council own resources (31%) and other financial sources, including public and private institutions (19%). Gerardo Pisarello, from the Barcelona Council, said that the EIB loan will help the city save up to €45 million in interests, as the financing conditions set by the European Investment Bank are much more favourable than those of other banks. The Council of Barcelona is planning to build 8,800 affordable flats until 2025.